CVE-2020-2006

PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in management server payload parser

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS that allows an authenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14.

Una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en la región stack de la memoria en el componente management server de PAN-OS, que permite a un usuario autenticado ejecutar potencialmente código arbitrario con privilegios root. Este problema afecta: Todas las versiones de PAN-OS 7.1 y 8.0; PAN-OS versiones 8.1 anteriores a 8.1.14.

*Credits: Palo Alto Networks thanks Jin Chen of Palo Alto Networks for discovering and reporting this issue.

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-12-04 CVE Reserved
2020-05-13 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2006	2020-05-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 7.1.0 <= 7.1.26 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 7.1.0 <= 7.1.26"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.20 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.20"		-		Affected
Paloaltonetworks Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"		Pan-os Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"				>= 8.1.0 <= 8.1.13 Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 8.1.0 <= 8.1.13"		-		Affected